Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 57: The Feng Family Siblings
"Hong is certainly not implying that, it's just that I am used to being independent and cannot stand constraints, and have no intention of joining any forces."
"Pei, my friend, there's no need to persuade me further, please leave."
Liu Yu graciously declined, unafraid of the subtle threat contained in Pei Sanjiu's words.
After speaking, he picked up the teacup placed beside him, making his meaning clear.
Pei Sanjiu's expression immediately stiffened; he didn't expect such a strong response from the alchemist. Despite mentioning the fellow cultivators association, he couldn’t control Liu Yu, which left him feeling suspicious.
"Does this person have some backing?"
Thinking this, he narrowed his eyes and took a deep look at Liu Yu before turning to walk down the small path out of the valley.
However, the flicker in Pei Sanjiu's gaze as he turned away suggested that this matter would not end so easily.
Liu Yu lifted his black veil, took a gentle sip of tea, and a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes as he watched the retreating figure.
After all, he was just a loose cultivator. If this person continued to hinder him, then Liu Yu wouldn't hold back any longer.
Even if it was a loose cultivator group, so what?
The Clear Spirit Elixir and Purple Spiritual Elixir had sold for a total of six hundred and fifty spiritual stones. Whether he could sell the remaining silver small ruler and yellow small fork had become irrelevant; the urgent need had been resolved.
Liu Yu planned to wait until the hour of the rooster. If the two magical artifacts had not sold by then, he would simply give up and not waste more time.
With this thought in mind, Liu Yu adjusted the prices on the signboard, lowering both magical artifacts by fifteen spiritual stones, making it one hundred and five spiritual stones each. This price was considered quite low, as both artifacts were of decent quality among low-grade items.
Time passed slowly, and the flow of people on the stone-paved square came and went. In the blink of an eye, two whole hours had gone by.
During this time, there were cultivators who showed interest in the two magical artifacts, but all the passing loose cultivators felt that the price of one hundred and five spiritual stones was still too high. When they saw the stall owner wouldn’t lower the price, they had no choice but to give up.
Of course, Liu Yu wouldn’t lower the price. One hundred and five spiritual stones was already a slight discount; although he didn’t care much about those few stones, he also didn’t want to let others take advantage of him.
Just as he was bored and took out a small booklet to review his alchemical notes, a male and a female young cultivator approached his stall.
The female cultivator was elegant and slender, looking like a young woman in her late twenties, dressed in a green long dress, with a cultivation level at the sixth layer of qi refinement. The male cultivator was a boy, with a youthful and slightly naive face, around fifteen or sixteen years old, but his cultivation was at the fourth layer of qi refinement.
The two stopped in front of Liu Yu's stall to examine the items. As soon as the boy saw the silver small ruler, his gaze became fixated on it, obviously taken by this magical artifact.
"Friend, can I pick up this magical artifact to have a look?"
The young boy's eyes were clear, retaining a hint of childlike innocence as he pointed at the silver small ruler and asked Liu Yu.
After receiving a positive response, the boy quickly picked up the silver small ruler to examine and play with it, occasionally waving it about, clearly delighted.
After playing for a while, as if remembering that he wasn’t the one in charge, the boy turned to the female cultivator and gently tugged at her sleeve, saying weakly:
"Sister, this magical artifact is really good. Why don't we buy it?"
Seeing her little brother like this, the green-skirted female cultivator smiled and replied, "Since Guanglin likes this magical artifact so much, it's not impossible for your sister to buy it for you."